Press release

Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland 2012

James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, appointed as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

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The Queen has approved that The Right Honourable James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, PC, QC, be appointed as Her Majesty’s Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2012.

Notes for Editor

The Lord High Commissioner is the Sovereign’s personal representative to the Annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He attends the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on behalf of the Sovereign. He makes the opening and closing addresses to the Assembly, and carries out a number of official functions as the Lord High Commissioner.

Published 12 December 2011